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Decomposing trends in educational homogamy and heterogamy – The case of Ireland

Social Science Research, 2022
Although extensive research has examined how partner search behavior and the educational composition of partner markets have changed over time, we lack insight into the extent to which these changes have contributed to trends in educational homogamy.
Skopek, Jan, Leesch, Julia
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Trends in the association between educational assortative mating, infant and child mortality in Nigeria

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Existing knowledge has established the connection between maternal education and child survival, but little is known about how educational assortative mating (EAM), relates to childhood mortality.
Tolulope Ariyo, Quanbao Jiang
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Educational homogamy in Ireland and Britain: trends and patterns*

British Journal of Sociology, 2003
This paper examines the pattern of educational homogamy in Ireland and Britain. Using contemporary data on recent marriages from the early 1970s through to the mid-1990s, we show that these two countries share a broadly similar pattern of educational homogamy, which is quasi-symmetric in character, with no tendency for women to marry up over and above ...
Brendan Halpin, Tak Wing Chan
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Homogamy in socio-economic background and education, and the dissolution of cohabiting unions

Demographic Research, 2014
Background: Despite the increasing prevalence of cohabitation, knowledge of how socio-economic homogamy affects the stability of cohabiting unions is scant.
Elina Mäenpää, Marika Jalovaara
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More Gender Equality, More Homogamy? A Cohort Comparison in Six European Countries

Swiss Journal of Sociology, 2017
We study whether educational homogamy has increased following the rise of women’s educational attainment and of egalitarian couples in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Falcon Julie, Joye Dominique
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Educational heterogamy during the early phase of the educational expansion: Results from the university town of Tartu, Estonia in the late 19th century

Demographic Research, 2020
Background: From a historical perspective, the transition from a pre-industrial to a modern society is associated with increasing social status heterogamy.
Martin Klesment, Hannaliis Jaadla, Mark Gortfelder   +2 more
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Trends and Cross-National Differences in Educational Homogamy in Europe: The Role of Educational Composition

Comparative Population Studies
The extent of educational homogamy has important consequences for social inequalities and social cohesion. However, little is known about current trends, cross-national differences, and the drivers of educational homogamy in Europe.
Wilfred Uunk
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Educational Homogamy and Inter-Couple Income Inequality: Linking Demographic and Socio-Economic Consequences of Educational Expansion in Germany and Switzerland

Swiss Journal of Sociology, 2017
How is educational expansion associated with increased educational homogamy and income inequality? Using SOEP and SHP panel data, we randomly match couples and compare the resulting income distribution to the observed one.
Wise Ramsey, Zangger Christoph
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Trends and educational variation in the association between spouses' marital histories in South Korea, 1993-2017

Demographic Research, 2021
Background: Marriages between divorced and never-married individuals indicate a society's openness to divorce and have implications for children's well-being.
Sangsoo Lee, Hyunjoon Park
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Do Opposites Attract? Educational Assortative Mating and Dynamics of Wage Homogamy in Switzerland, 1992–2014

Swiss Journal of Sociology, 2017
This paper addresses homogamy and assortative mating in Switzerland. The empirical analysis monitors trends for education and hourly wages using the Swiss Labour Force Survey and the Swiss Household Panel.
Ravazzini Laura, Kuhn Ursina, Suter Christian   +2 more
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